No 14, 2014 9th October Important dates for your diary Introduction At the end of last term we farewelled our twelfth Year 12 cohort from the College. The Year 12 Farewell Chapel was held on Thursday 18th September and the Year 12 Valedictory Dinner was held on the following evening at the Liverpool Catholic Club. On that occasion I had the privilege of speaking to Year 12 for the last time. I repeat below the last part of my address to Year 12 – “Year 12 let me send you out from us with a challenge that Jesus gave us all in Matthew’s Gospel (22:37-40)  Love the Lord your God. Some of you already do and that is wonderful. For others you are still working that through. Never stop working it through and  Love your neighbour as yourself We live in a pretty dark world. Be sources of light. Do it for God (if you will), for your families, for yourselves and selfishly (can I say) do it for me. Friday 10th October Period 1 Chapel 7:30pm College Dance Showcase Lighthouse Theatre Sunday 12th October 9:30am Christ Church @ the College 6:00pm Night Church Monday 13th October HSC Examinations Commence Wednesday 15th October 7:00pm - 8:30pm Year 12 D&T/T&D Parents and Students Evening TAS Department Friday 17th October Period 1 Chapel 7:30pm Year 9 Drama Showcase Lighthouse Theatre Sunday19th October 9:30am Christchurch @ the College 6:00pm Night Church Monday 20th October Years 3 – 6 Assessment Period (2 weeks) Friday 23rd October Period 1 Chapel Sunday 26th October 9:30am Christ Church @ the College 6:00pm Night Church Monday 27th October Years 7 – 9 Annual Exams I will miss you terribly. Thank you and God bless you all.” Friday 31st October 7:30pm Year 10 Drama Showcase Lighthouse Theatre Barry Roots, Saturday 1st November College Family Photo day Pre K 2015 Orientation Morning HEADMASTER Sunday 2nd November 9:30am Christ Church @ the College 6:00pm Night Church Tuesday 4th November Year12 IB Examinations Commence Wednesday 5th November 9:30–11:00 Kindergarten – Year 6; Years 8-12 2015 Orientation Day “Teacher which is the greatest commandment in the law?.” Matthew 22:36 Thursday 6th November 8:30am – 3:30pm Year 7: 2015 Orientation Day NAPLAN results 2014 I am delighted to present a summary of our student’s excellent results in this year’s NAPLAN tests. Year 3 Students are graded 1 to 6. Below are the percentage of students who scored a Grade 5 or 6. Reading Writing Spelling 51 52 State PAC Data, Measurement Space & Geometry State 43 PAC 53 Year 5 Number Patterns & Algebra 42 50 G&P 46 PAC 54 D 24 31 Year 7 Students are graded 4 to 9. Below are the % of students who scored a Grade 8 or 9. State PAC G & P 34 53 N 35 63 State PAC Year 9 S 38 46 W 19 23 62 Students are graded 5 to 10. Below are the % of students who scored a Grade 9 or 10. State PAC State PAC Numeracy Students are graded 3 to 8. Below are the % of students who scored a Grade 7 or 8. State State PAC Grammar & Punctuation S 27 31 W 16 13 N 30 34 G & P 24 29 37 Nominations for OnSTAGE Congratulations to Harrison Todd and Matthew White Year 12, 2014. Both students have been nominated for inclusion in this year’s OnSTAGE. OnSTAGE is a selection of performances and projects from HSC Drama students across the state. It is an honour to be nominated. Well done Harrison and Matthew. Mikayla Hinkley Year 10 Recently Mikayla was selected in the NSW Breakers (Top Woman’s Cricket Team) to play in the pre season “Quad Series” against SA, TAS and NT. Mikayla is only 16 years old! Vine 14 Mikayla was also awarded a cricket NSW Basil Sellers Scholarship. This Scholarship is awarded to elite young cricketers to assist them with their education, training, employment and prospects in broadening their social skills. Congratulations Mikayla. Roller Skating Champion PAC Visits Archibald Prize On Wednesday 17th September, 18 Year 9 students attended an excursion to the Art Gallery of NSW to see the 2014 Archibald Prize finalists. Students selected had been part of the Term 3 Honours program and were invited to participate based on their current achievements in English. The students prepared biographies on one of the depicted finalists in the weeks leading up to the excursion and once at the Gallery they shared what they had learnt with the group while standing in front of the artwork. Subjects included; Olympians Torah Bright and Anna Meares, Comedian Anh Doh, Actress Cate Blanchett, Architect Penelope Seidler, Footballer Fuifui Moimoi, and Businessman Frank Lowy. It was very interesting to hear about the well known Australian Artists and the students had a great time. Well done to the Term 3 Honours Program students. Maybe a student from Penrith Anglican College will one day be a featured artist or subject in this important Australian prize? Mr Newton Left: Jade Richards talks about Julia DeVille Above Right: Emily Brooker with self-portrait by Vincent Fantauzzo Below: Students ready to enter the Gallery Damage to car in College Car Park If you found that your car had been damaged in the College Car Park on Thursday 18th September then please contact the College Reception. Gateway8 On the 14th August the following Years 5 and 6 students travelled to Macarthur Anglican College to participate in the Gateway8 competition. The students were: Claire McCullough, Jack Chesters, Lily Munro, Amrit Chauhan, Jo-Beth Patrick, Caleb Clark ,Kassidy Arkle and Charlotte Forti. Everyone had a great day and they participated in many different activities from composing and performing a musical item to making a stand for an ipad from an A4 piece of paper. They were required to use a lot of creative thinking skills. They achieved 3rd place in both English and Maths and overall they came 3rd out of 21 teams. They were great ambassadors for PAC. Mulgoa Under 12’s Undefeated Premiers for 2014 Congratulations to the Mulgoa FC Under 12's Soccer team which won their Grand Final in the Nepean Competition, finishing the season undefeated. They completed their undefeated season by defeating Colo 3 – 0 in their Grand Final. The team (below) is made up of Nick Sibary (Year 7) and the following Year 6 PAC boys. Finn Hawkins, Ethan Green, Tristan Hunt, Harsahib Gill, Lachlan Willis, Jordan McLuckie and Simardeep Shoker. The secret of their success must be partially due to their practise on the College Oval each lunchtime.Well done boys, a super effort ! We are extremely proud of your achievement. Mr J Rodgers Junior School Sports Coordinator Compassion Futsal Tournament The ‘Compassion Futsal Tournament’ at PAC, organised by the Year 8 Compassion Committee, took place on Tuesday 2nd September from 4.00 – 7.45pm. The College Prefects also assisted in the running of the tournament. Ten teams from Years 7 and 8 (and including two Prefect teams) descended on the College gymnasium and two outdoor courts to compete and also raise money for the Year 8 Compassion Child from Columbia, Ivan Hoyos. The Years 7 and 8 teams (with their captains in brackets) were: Year 8: Merz’s Minions (captained by Rachel Davison), Soli’s Bandits (Bill Callinan and Monique Schoebel), Native People (Kieran Burns-Dunn), Fat Doggiez (Callum McMurtrie ) and Hippopotomontosesquipedaliophobia (Hayden Goodshaw). Year 7: The Aussies (Matthew Galea), Bald Eagles (Nelson Dukes) and The Italians (Alexander Ruggeri). The games were competitive and any drawn games were decided by ‘sudden death’ penalty shootouts. Legends were born such as when Ms Soliman took to the court to support her charges (Soli’s Bandits) and Charlotte Britton’s goal (during a penalty shootout) that advanced her team into the major semi-final. Impressive qualities on display included the striking ability of Callum Payer, professionalism of goalkeeper Zalia Lackey, talent of Callum McMurtrie and Matthew Galea’s fearlessness. A pizza dinner energised everyone as the games progressed to the ‘business end’ of the tournament held in the gymnasium. Nathan Decelis (Year 8) the main referee in the finals series, assisted by Bill Callinan, kept the game flowing while supporters chanted team songs to the background music of ‘Eye of the Tiger’. Finally, two teams emerged above the rest: Soli’s Bandits and Fat Doggiez. After the national anthem, the Championship Final began. Both teams played with intensity and excellent teamwork with the deciding goal scored in the dying minutes. The final score: 2 – 1 to the Fat Doggiez. We ended the evening with an ‘All Stars Game’ between the Prefect All Stars and Junior All Stars. The Prefects talked about the importance of sportsmanship then displayed their skill with a win against the Junior All Stars in an exciting penalty shoot-out. Thank you to all the teams, parents and supporting staff: Mrs Duxbury, Mrs Payer and especially Mrs Jones who organised the Prefect body. A special mention must go to the Prefects who led by example with their stellar attitude and spirit of service. Congratulations to the Year 8 Compassion Committee for a successful tournament: Rachel Davison, Georgia Dardaneliotis, Erin Johnson, Jack Corcoran, Thomas Chitos, Raquel Horan, Isabella O’Gorman, Callum Payer, Charlotte Britton, Zalia Lackey, Bill Callinan, Ashley Holmes, Monique Schoebel, Grace Mekhail, Abbey McPherson, Charlotte Arkle and Emi Foster. Miss L Magele Year 8 Co-ordinator Penrith Show 2014 This is the fourth year Penrith Anglican College has been successful in winning the “Penrith Printers & Stationers Shield” for the Junior School with the most winning entries in the Children’s sections of Penrith Show. Our Senior School had many winning entries and gained “Special Prizes”. Congratulations to the following children with their winning entries. Pre K & Kindergarten- Billy Bradford, Elizabeth Chapman, Rachel Dawes, Naite Devine, Jessica Langley, Anneka Peeters, , Riya Renju, Amber Stoermer. Years 1& 2 Zachary Rosenthal, Zachary Poirier. Years 3 & 4 Charlotte Bradford, Chanden Chauhan, Jasmine Kalantar, Eli Lackey, Felicia Poirier. Years 5 & 6 Sarah Bonnici, Charlotte Bosanquet, Joshua Chew, Angus Crozier, Joshua Cruzado, Madeline Jacob, Matia Lackey, Jordan McLuckie, Timothy Lambert, Lily Munro, Kezia Rajan, Sophie Reeves, Daniel Walker, Georgia Whale, Mikayla Weber. Senior School – Ben Allen, Madelyn Bailey, Samuel Bell, Courtney Bolden, Caiti Brown, Hayley Buckley, Claire Brull, Olivia Collins, Jade Cooney, Eloise Daggar, Nathan De Cellis, Maddilyn De Leon, Lauren Doorey, Emi Foster, Jordan Foster, Jamie Gledhill, Travis Goodshaw, Courtney Gordon, Emily Graham, Katie Greene, Georgia Harper-Marchant, Angus Harrold, Ellie Hayes, Kacey Holmes, Claudia Howard, Isabelle Ivankovic, Brad Johnson, Liam Karp, Zalia Lackey, Michelle Lambert, Grace McCahan, Sophie Merlolena, Callum Payer, Sarah Pemberton, Alex Poirier, Sean Quigley, Noah Rayner, Brittany Reeves, Sophie Richardson, Navneet Singh, Kristiane Skoulogenis, Livia Tong, Talie Walton, Isabella Wright. Special Prizes were awarded to – Navneet Singh - Best Exhibit 12/u Needlework Jamie Gledhill- Best Exhibit 18/u Needlework Maddilyn De Leon- Best Exhibit 18/u Soft Furnishing (Cushion) Jordan McLuckie- Best Exhibit Year 5/6 School Subjects Travis Goodshaw- Best Exhibit Year 9/10 Art Jordan Foster- Best Exhibit 12/u Cooking Felicia Poirier- Best Exhibit 12/u Decorated Patty Cakes Zachary Poirier- Best Exhibit 12/u Decorated Cake Zalia Lackey - Best Exhibit 18/u Decorated Cake Emi Foster- Best Exhibit 18/u Preserves (Lemon Butter) Travis Goodshaw also entered another piece of his artwork in the Adult Section of Penrith Show and won First Prize. 2014 Visual Arts Exhibition Award Winners The Annual Exhibition showcases only the best artworks from across the College each year and it features the outstanding work undertaken by Year 12. Congratulations to all students whose wonderful work was chosen for display in the 2014 College Visual Arts Exhibition and particularly to those who received awards. Highly Commended certificates were awarded to: Kindergarten Elizabeth Chapman Jake Elliott Year 7 Jack Cornwell Georgia Harper-Marchant Year 1 Halle Savage Connor O’Shannessy Year 8 Gemma Cacciola Thomas Chitos Year 2 Zachary Rosenthal Elise Garcia Year 9 Art Allyson Shaw Rhys Guyatt Year 3 Spencer Ruggeri Nina Cortese Year 9 Photo Courtney Adams Lachlan Paterson Year 4 Sienna Aurisch Jett May Year 10 Art Deanna Szczygiel Travis Goodshaw Year 5 Rohan Chieco Hayley Wadwell Year 10 Photo Sarah Walker Paul Sidney Year 6 Jessica Lowden Jayden Pogmore Year 11 Cassandra Farquharson (HSC) Joshua Wheeler (IB) Year 12 Claire Baker (HSC) The Headmaster’s Award’s for 2014 are: Kindergarten Makayla Cook Year 2 Zachary Rosenthal Year 4 Jacob Voutt Year 5 Kassidy Arkle Year 10 Travis Goodshaw Year 11 Emily Graham Headmaster’s Award winners will receive prizes kindly donated by Where are they Now? Emma Hoath I graduated from PAC in 2003, where I was part of the first graduating class. Throughout my years at PAC, I was extremely dedicated to horses, owning a couple and competing most weekends. Shortly after leaving school, I was given the opportunity to work with Olympic Eventing Gold Medallist Stuart Tinney. My job included horse management and riding my own and some of Stuart's competition horses. During my two year employment with Stuart, I was selected on the National Young Rider Eventing Squad, culminating with me representing Australia in the 2006 Trans Tasman Championships, travelling to New Zealand and convincingly beating the Kiwi's! After leaving Stuart's in 2006, I began working at a local equine vet clinic, where I was able to learn more about horses and study to become a fully qualified Equine Vet Nurse through TAFE. Once my course was finished, I moved to England where I worked for (at the time) reigning Eventing World Champion Zara Phillips. Living and working in England was an amazing experience and from there I moved to Germany, where I was employed by a British Army Captain who competed five horses throughout Europe. My job took me to countries such as Poland, Austria, Slovakia and France. I returned to Australia in early 2012 and began working with Darley, HH Sheikh Mohammed's international racing stable. The role of racing stable hand has involved early starts and not many weekends off, but I've made some amazing contacts in the equine industry and I've been able to travel the country whilst learning more about the racing and thoroughbred breeding industry. I'm currently based in Victoria, working at one of Darley's breeding studs where we will be expecting 25 foals this year. I've been lucky enough to have a hobby that could be turned into a career. I've always been passionate about horses, and even after my riding career ended, I was determined to continue working in the equine industry. Gaining employment in the equine industry is often based on your work experience, as well as how much you've studied. My career pathway has been full of ups and downs, but with the support of my parents, I've never regretted a single moment! My future plans include returning to England next year to complete a degree in Equine Management, with the long term goal of running my own performance horse breeding stud. PAC Athletes Excel at CIS Congratulations to the 30 Penrith Anglican students who competed at the Combined Independent School (CIS) Athletic Championships. It was PAC’s best overall performance in the College’s short history. Many athletes reached Track Finals or were placed in the top ten of Field Events. (Listed below) To place in the top ten of a Field Event or reach a Track Final is an amazing achievement in itself when you think of the many Independent Schools there are in NSW.. The day began with three of our four relay teams qualifying for finals. The Junior Boys Team (Reuben Young, Max Olsson, Hamish Dillion & Hugh Harrold) finished 7th. The Senior Girls Team (Sophie Olsson, Clare Wentworth, Aaliyah Veneros & Sarah Blaikie) stormed home to win the bronze medal. Finally the Junior Girls Team not to be out done won a silver medal, being pipped in the last few strides. Individually Clare Wentworth (Senior Girls Turbo Javelin) and Miles Harrold (Senior Boys Long Jump) won bronze medals. The “Athlete of the Meet” for PAC however, was Hugh Harrold. Hugh had a phenomenal day. He was placed 4th (Junior Boys Discus) and won bronze medals in the Junior Boys Long Jump and 800 Metres. Hugh left his best performance of the day to his last event. With a barn storming finish, Hugh claimed the silver medal in the Junior Boys 200 Metres. Penrith Anglican College has 10 athletes competing at the NSW PSSA Championships in October which once again is our largest representation ever. Overall a wonderful performance by all our athletes. Congratulations to each and everyone of you. We are all extremely proud of your efforts. Mr J Rodgers Junior School Sports Coordinator CIS Finalists/Top 10 Finishes 6th 10 Year Girls 100 Metres, 10th Junior Girls Long Jump 8th 12 Year Girls 100 Metres, 5th Senior Girls High Jump 10th Senior Boys 800 Metres 9th 8 Year Girls 100 Metres 4th Junior Boys Discus, 3rd Long Jump, 3rd 10 Year 100 Metres, 2nd Junior Boys 200 Metres Miles Harrold – 3rd Senior Boys Long Jump Marcus Massignani – 4th 11 Year Boys Long Jump Sophie Olsson – 7th Senior Girls 200 Metres, 6th Long Jump Ainsley Stone – 7th Junior Girls High Jump Clare Wentworth – 3rd Senior Girls Turbo Javelin Charlotte Blaikie Sarah Blaikie – Angus Crozier – Isabella Degei – Hugh Harrold – Praise and Prayer Points Praise:  give thanks for our wonderful Spring Fair at the end of last term and the many people who gave so much of their time to make it such a success  give thanks for our departing Year 12 Students  give thanks for everyone who works in our Prep School  give thanks for the peace that all of us can experience if we put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ Prayer:  pray for our very troubled world and particularly for parts of the world which are experiencing conflict at this time  pray for Year 12 students as they complete their final HSC/IB examinations  pray for all PAC students as they complete annual examinations/assessments this term  pray for PAC families who are experiencing personal loss/difficult circumstances at this time “Shout to the Lord all the earth” Psalm 100:1 What an amazing day it turned out to be for our bi-annual Spring Fair. Saturday 13th September was a beautiful Spring Day and hundreds and hundreds of people joined the College community for a great day with family and friends. A huge thank you to the many parents who worked tirelessly throughout the day and an even bigger thanks to the parents of the P&F Association who worked so hard for many days before the Spring Fair day itself. In Many ways the Spring Fair highlighted what an amazing community we have here at the College. Thank you one and all. Barry Roots, HEADMASTER Penrith Anglican College Remembrance Day Service Friday November 14th, 2014 9.00am in the Gymnasium The Headmaster, staff and students of Penrith Anglican College extend an invitation to families and friends of the College community and ex-service men and women, to attend our Remembrance Day Service. Family members attending are encouraged to wear service medals as a mark of respect and to remember those who served. Poppy Crosses are on sale from Student Reception and also at our Remembrance Day Service Lest we Forget YEAR 9 DRAMA SHOWCASE EVENING FRIDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2014 7.30pm in the Lighthouse Theatre An evening of entertainment full of variety acts, skits, scenes that are scripted, selfdevised and created by Year 9 Drama class. Come and join us for an evening of laughter and maybe even tears. Supper provided. $5 at the door. Christchurchatthecollege Thoughts from the Pastor In love or for Love? A husband asked his wife, “Tell me dear, have you ever been in love before?” She thought a moment and replied, “No, Darling. I once respected a man for his great intelligence. I admired another for his remarkable courage. I was captivated by yet another for his good looks and charm. But with you, well, how else could you explain it, except love? True love is not sentiment or words, romance or emotion. All these fade with time, age and familiarity. True love is about intent, a day to day choice to give to another over and above your own needs. In John’s gospel we see God’s intent, to give us his most valuable and precious son. That’s how we know love! God is love and to know God only makes you a better lover! John 3:16 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. Join us each Sunday so you can know more about the love of God. Women at Christ Church FREE COFFEE VOUCHER Present this voucher to redeem one free cup of coffee from the Lighthouse Theatre Café A Ministry of Christ Church at the College Women at Christ Church meet regularly for breakfast and brunch, social events and fundraisers, bible study, conferences, and generally to have fun together. In Term 4, Women at Christ Church will be meeting on Tuesday mornings from 9.00am in the Lighthouse Café for a coffee, chat and devotional. We’ll begin a new series called ‘Women of the Bible’ and take a look at the amazing lives and stories of the most inspiring women of the bible. Women at Christ Church aim to support and help each other grow more deeply in their love of Jesus, grow in their knowledge of the Bible, and get connected with one another in community creating genuine friendships. If you’d like some more information, please contact Teresa Brutto in the Church Office on 4760 0155 or come along for a free Coffee on Tuesday 21st October at 9.00am. We’d love to see you there! Mums and bubs welcome! [email protected] Upcoming Sermon Series www.christchurchatthecollege.com.au